Guide to '''Otterham, Cornwall family history and genealogy:''' parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

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| image = Otterham St Denis Church Cornwall.jpg

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| caption = Otterham St Denis Church Cornwall

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| Type = [[Ancient Parish]]

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| County = Cornwall

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| Hundred = Lesnewth

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| Poor Law Union = Camelford

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| Registration District = Camelford

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| PRbegin = 1687

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| BTbegin = 1612

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| Province = Canterbury

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| Diocese = Exeter

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| Rural Deanery = Trigg Major

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| Probate Court = Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Archdeaconry of Cornwall

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| Archive = [[Cornwall Record Office]]

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Otterham&nbsp;(Cornish: Prasdowrgi) St Denis is an Ancient Parish in the Hundred of Lesnewth and Deanery of Trigg Major. It is in the Registration District of Camelford and belongs to the Boscastle group of Anglican parishes. Otterham parish is bounded to the north by&nbsp; [[St_Gennys,_Cornwall]], to the east by [[Warbstow,_Cornwall]], to the south by&nbsp; [[Davidstow,_Cornwall]] and to the west by&nbsp; [[St_Juliot,_Cornwall]]. The parish is rural with small hamlets and farmsteads spread fairly evenly across it.

<br> Otterham&nbsp;(Cornish: Prasdowrgi) St Denis is an Ancient Parish in the Hundred of Lesnewth and Deanery of Trigg Major. It is in the Registration District of Camelford and belongs to the Boscastle group of Anglican parishes. Otterham parish is bounded to the north by&nbsp; [[St Gennys, Cornwall]], to the east by [[Warbstow, Cornwall]], to the south by&nbsp; [[Davidstow, Cornwall]] and to the west by&nbsp; [[St Juliot, Cornwall]]. The parish is rural with small hamlets and farmsteads spread fairly evenly across it.

The parish church of St Denis at OS Grid Ref SX168907 is in Otterham village and has a 40 ft tower housing three bells. The church was built in the Norman period but was altered in 1889 when the north transept was demolished.<br>

The parish church of St Denis at OS Grid Ref SX168907 is in Otterham village and has a 40 ft tower housing three bells. The church was built in the Norman period but was altered in 1889 when the north transept was demolished.<br>

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The parish is part of the Boscastle with Davidstow United Benefice in the Diocese of Truro.

The parish is part of the Boscastle with Davidstow United Benefice in the Diocese of Truro.

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== Resources ==

== Resources ==

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=== Civil Registration ===

=== Civil Registration ===

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<br>Births, marriages and deaths were kept by the government from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is [[Free_BMD]].

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<br>Births, marriages and deaths were kept by the government from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is [[Free BMD]].

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=== Church records ===

=== Church records ===

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&nbsp;<br>Overview, Include information for parish registers and Bishop's Transcripts, Contact information for the office holding the original records, Links to the Family History Library Catalog showing the film numbers in their collection.

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{{PAGENAME}} parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:

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Images of parish registers are available online in historic records (formerly Record Search) Images refer to Cornwall County Record Office reference: P 169<br>

An extremely useful resource is the Cornwall Online Parish Clerks page for the parish http://www.cornwall-opc.org/Par_new/n_p/otterham.php<br>

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Images of parish registers are available online in historic records (formerly Record Search) Images refer to [[Cornwall Record Office]] reference: P 169<br>

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=== Cornwall Online Parish Clerks ===

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An extremely useful resource is the Cornwall Online Parish Clerks page for the parish http://www.cornwall-opc.org/Par_new/n_p/otterham.php<br>

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=== Census records ===

=== Census records ===

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Overview, Include any unique information such as, the census for X year was destroyed, Collection in FHL and link to catalog, Online sites.

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{{British Census|241262}}

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http://www.1881pubs.com/ for details of public houses in the 1881 census<br>

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[[Cornwall Online Census Project]]

[[Cornwall Online Census Project]]

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=== Poor Law Unions ===

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=== Poor Law Unions ===

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[[Camelford_Poor_Law_Union]]

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[[Camelford Poor Law Union]]

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=== Probate records ===

=== Probate records ===

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<br>Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to [county] Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.

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<br>Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to [[Cornwall Probate Records]] to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.

== Maps and Gazetteers ==

== Maps and Gazetteers ==

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There are many maps and gazetteers showing English places. Valuable web sites are:

There are many maps and gazetteers showing English places. Valuable web sites are:

Contents

Parish History

OTTERHAM (St. Denis), a parish, in the union of Camelford, hundred of Lesnewth, E. division of Cornwall, 6 miles (N. E. by N.) from Camelford. [1]

Otterham (Cornish: Prasdowrgi) St Denis is an Ancient Parish in the Hundred of Lesnewth and Deanery of Trigg Major. It is in the Registration District of Camelford and belongs to the Boscastle group of Anglican parishes. Otterham parish is bounded to the north by St Gennys, Cornwall, to the east by Warbstow, Cornwall, to the south by Davidstow, Cornwall and to the west by St Juliot, Cornwall. The parish is rural with small hamlets and farmsteads spread fairly evenly across it.

The parish church of St Denis at OS Grid Ref SX168907 is in Otterham village and has a 40 ft tower housing three bells. The church was built in the Norman period but was altered in 1889 when the north transept was demolished.

The parish is part of the Boscastle with Davidstow United Benefice in the Diocese of Truro.

Resources

Civil Registration

Births, marriages and deaths were kept by the government from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is Free BMD.

Church records

Otterham, Cornwall Genealogy parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:

Cornwall Online Parish Clerks

Census records

Census records from 1841 to 1911 are available online. For access, see England Census Records and Indexes Online. Census records from 1841 to 1891 are also available on film through a Family History Center or at the Family History Library. The first film number is 241262.

Poor Law Unions

Probate records

Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Cornwall Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.

Maps and Gazetteers

There are many maps and gazetteers showing English places. Valuable web sites are: